SAMBURU, BUFFALO SPRINGS, SHABA
KENYA
LOCALE
| Area (ha): | 53,500 |
| Altitude (m): | 1000 |
| # Species*: | 306 |
| # Excl Vagrants*: | 305 |
| # Endemics*: | 1 |
| # Near Endemics*: | 5 |
| Species/100 ha*: | 0.6 |
| *Based on partial or incomplete data. | |
| Habitat: Semi-arid Grassland, riverine forest, woodland | |
BIRD CHECKLIST
The table below lists species recorded at this locale but does not indicate frequency of occurrence there. It does indicate whether each species is globally threatened or endangered according to the IUCN and also whether it is migratory, very rare, or accidental in the country. The list is based on available data and may be incomplete.*
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| 1 | Common Ostrich | Struthio camelus |
| 2 | Somali Ostrich | Struthio molybdophanes |
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| 3 | Egyptian Goose | Alopochen aegyptiaca |
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| 4 | Helmeted Guineafowl | Numida meleagris |
| 5 | Vulturine Guineafowl | Acryllium vulturinum |
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| 6 | Crested Francolin | Ortygornis sephaena |
| 7 | Coqui Francolin | Campocolinus coqui |
| 8 | Yellow-necked Spurfowl | Pternistis leucoscepus |
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| 9 | Speckled Pigeon | Columba guinea |
| 10 | Mourning Collared-Dove | Streptopelia decipiens |
| 11 | Red-eyed Dove | Streptopelia semitorquata |
| 12 | Ring-necked Dove | Streptopelia capicola |
| 13 | Laughing Dove | Spilopelia senegalensis |
| 14 | Emerald-spotted Wood-Dove | Turtur chalcospilos |
| 15 | Namaqua Dove | Oena capensis |
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| 16 | Chestnut-bellied Sandgrouse | Pterocles exustus |
| 17 | Black-faced Sandgrouse | Pterocles decoratus |
| 18 | Lichtenstein's Sandgrouse | Pterocles lichtensteinii |
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| 19 | Kori Bustard | Ardeotis kori |
| 20 | White-bellied Bustard | Eupodotis senegalensis |
| 21 | Buff-crested Bustard | Lophotis gindiana |
| 22 | Black-bellied Bustard | Lissotis melanogaster |
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| 23 | Bare-faced Go-away-bird | Crinifer personatus |
| 24 | White-bellied Go-away-bird | Crinifer leucogaster |
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| 25 | Red-chested Cuckoo | Cuculus solitarius |
| 26 | African Cuckoo | Cuculus gularis |
| 27 | White-browed Coucal | Centropus superciliosus |
| 28 | Klaas's Cuckoo | Chrysococcyx klaas |
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| 29 | Sombre Nightjar | Caprimulgus fraenatus |
| 30 | Donaldson Smith's Nightjar | Caprimulgus donaldsoni |
| 31 | Slender-tailed Nightjar | Caprimulgus clarus |
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| 32 | Mottled Swift | Tachymarptis aequatorialis |
| 33 | Little Swift | Apus affinis |
| 34 | African Palm Swift | Cypsiurus parvus |
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| 35 | Black Crake | Zapornia flavirostra |
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| 36 | Gray Crowned-Crane | Balearica regulorum |
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| 37 | Spotted Thick-knee | Burhinus capensis |
| 38 | Water Thick-knee | Burhinus vermiculatus |
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| 39 | Black-winged Stilt | Himantopus himantopus |
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| 40 | Three-banded Plover | Thinornis tricollaris |
| 41 | Blacksmith Lapwing | Vanellus armatus |
| 42 | Spur-winged Lapwing | Vanellus spinosus |
| 43 | Crowned Lapwing | Vanellus coronatus |
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| 44 | /Common Sandpiper/ | Actitis hypoleucos |
| 45 | /Green Sandpiper/ | Tringa ochropus |
| 46 | /Wood Sandpiper/ | Tringa glareola |
| 47 | /Common Greenshank/ | Tringa nebularia |
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| 48 | Double-banded Courser | Smutsornis africanus |
| 49 | Three-banded Courser | Rhinoptilus cinctus |
| 50 | Somali Courser | Cursorius somalensis |
| 51 | Temminck's Courser | Cursorius temminckii |
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| 52 | Little Grebe | Tachybaptus ruficollis |
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| 53 | African Openbill | Anastomus lamelligerus |
| 54 | /Black Stork/ | Ciconia nigra |
| 55 | /Abdim's Stork/ | Ciconia abdimii |
| 56 | Marabou Stork | Leptoptilos crumenifer |
| 57 | Yellow-billed Stork | Mycteria ibis |
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| 58 | African Darter | Anhinga rufa |
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| 59 | Reed Cormorant | Microcarbo africanus |
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| 60 | African Sacred Ibis | Threskiornis aethiopicus |
| 61 | Hadada Ibis | Bostrychia hagedash |
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| 62 | Black-crowned Night Heron | Nycticorax nycticorax |
| 63 | Little Egret | Egretta garzetta |
| 64 | Little Heron | Butorides atricapilla |
| 65 | Squacco Heron | Ardeola ralloides |
| 66 | Western Cattle-Egret | Bubulcus ibis |
| 67 | Great Egret | Ardea alba |
| 68 | Gray Heron | Ardea cinerea |
| 69 | Black-headed Heron | Ardea melanocephala |
| 70 | Goliath Heron | Ardea goliath |
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| 71 | Hamerkop | Scopus umbretta |
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| 72 | Secretarybird | Sagittarius serpentarius |
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| 73 | (Scissor-tailed Kite) | Chelictinia riocourii |
| 74 | Black-winged Kite | Elanus caeruleus |
| 75 | African Harrier-Hawk | Polyboroides typus |
| 76 | Palm-nut Vulture | Gypohierax angolensis |
| 77 | Egyptian Vulture | Neophron percnopterus |
| 78 | White-headed Vulture | Trigonoceps occipitalis |
| 79 | Lappet-faced Vulture | Torgos tracheliotos |
| 80 | Hooded Vulture | Necrosyrtes monachus |
| 81 | White-backed Vulture | Gyps africanus |
| 82 | Rueppell's Griffon | Gyps rueppelli |
| 83 | Bateleur | Terathopius ecaudatus |
| 84 | Black-chested Snake-Eagle | Circaetus pectoralis |
| 85 | Brown Snake-Eagle | Circaetus cinereus |
| 86 | Martial Eagle | Polemaetus bellicosus |
| 87 | Long-crested Eagle | Lophaetus occipitalis |
| 88 | /Lesser Spotted Eagle/ | Clanga pomarina |
| 89 | Wahlberg's Eagle | Hieraaetus wahlbergi |
| 90 | /Booted Eagle/ | Hieraaetus pennatus |
| 91 | Tawny Eagle | Aquila rapax |
| 92 | Verreaux's Eagle | Aquila verreauxii |
| 93 | Gabar Goshawk | Micronisus gabar |
| 94 | Eastern Chanting-Goshawk | Melierax poliopterus |
| 95 | Little Sparrowhawk | Tachyspiza minullus |
| 96 | Shikra | Tachyspiza badius |
| 97 | /Western Marsh Harrier/ | Circus aeruginosus |
| 98 | /Pallid Harrier/ | Circus macrourus |
| 99 | Montagu's Harrier | Circus pygargus |
| 100 | Black Kite | Milvus migrans |
| 101 | African Fish-Eagle | Icthyophaga vocifer |
| 102 | |Common Buzzard| | Buteo buteo |
| 103 | Augur Buzzard | Buteo augur |
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| 104 | African Scops-Owl | Otus senegalensis |
| 105 | Verreaux's Eagle-Owl | Ketupa lactea |
| 106 | Pearl-spotted Owlet | Glaucidium perlatum |
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| 107 | Speckled Mousebird | Colius striatus |
| 108 | White-headed Mousebird | Colius leucocephalus |
| 109 | Blue-naped Mousebird | Urocolius macrourus |
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| 110 | Narina Trogon | Apaloderma narina |
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| 111 | Common Hoopoe | Upupa epops |
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| 112 | Green Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus purpureus |
| 113 | Violet Woodhoopoe | Phoeniculus damarensis |
| 114 | Abyssinian Scimitarbill | Rhinopomastus minor |
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| 115 | African Gray Hornbill | Lophoceros nasutus |
| 116 | Northern Red-billed Hornbill | Tockus erythrorhynchus |
| 117 | Eastern Yellow-billed Hornbill | Tockus flavirostris |
| 118 | Von der Decken's Hornbill | Tockus deckeni |
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| 119 | Little Bee-eater | Merops pusillus |
| 120 | Somali Bee-eater | Merops revoilii |
| 121 | /White-throated Bee-eater/ | Merops albicollis |
| 122 | /Blue-cheeked Bee-eater/ | Merops persicus |
| 123 | |European Bee-eater| | Merops apiaster |
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| 124 | Malachite Kingfisher | Corythornis cristatus |
| 125 | African Pygmy Kingfisher | Ispidina picta |
| 126 | Gray-headed Kingfisher | Halcyon leucocephala |
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| 127 | /European Roller/ | Coracias garrulus |
| 128 | Lilac-breasted Roller | Coracias caudatus |
| 129 | Purple Roller | Coracias naevius |
| 130 | Broad-billed Roller | Eurystomus glaucurus |
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| 131 | Red-and-yellow Barbet | Trachyphonus erythrocephalus |
| 132 | D'Arnaud's Barbet | Trachyphonus darnaudii |
| 133 | Red-fronted Barbet | Tricholaema diademata |
| 134 | Black-throated Barbet | Tricholaema melanocephala |
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| 135 | Lesser Honeyguide | Indicator minor |
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| 136 | /Eurasian Wryneck/ | Jynx torquilla |
| 137 | Bearded Woodpecker | Chloropicus namaquus |
| 138 | Cardinal Woodpecker | Dendropicos fuscescens |
| 139 | Nubian Woodpecker | Campethera nubica |
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| 140 | Pygmy Falcon | Polihierax semitorquatus |
| 141 | /Eurasian Kestrel/ | Falco tinnunculus |
| 142 | |Sooty Falcon| | Falco concolor |
| 143 | /Eurasian Hobby/ | Falco subbuteo |
| 144 | Lanner Falcon | Falco biarmicus |
| 145 | /Peregrine Falcon/ | Falco peregrinus |
| 146 | Taita Falcon | Falco fasciinucha |
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| 147 | Fischer's Lovebird | Agapornis fischeri |
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| 148 | Meyer's Parrot | Poicephalus meyeri |
| 149 | Red-bellied Parrot | Poicephalus rufiventris |
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| 150 | |Eurasian Golden Oriole| | Oriolus oriolus |
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| 151 | Chinspot Batis | Batis molitor |
| 152 | Pygmy Batis | Batis perkeo |
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| 153 | Brubru | Nilaus afer |
| 154 | Northern Puffback | Dryoscopus gambensis |
| 155 | Pringle's Puffback | Dryoscopus pringlii |
| 156 | Three-streaked Tchagra | Tchagra jamesi |
| 157 | Tropical Boubou | Laniarius major |
| 158 | Slate-colored Boubou | Laniarius funebris |
| 159 | Rosy-patched Bushshrike | Rhodophoneus cruentus |
| 160 | Sulphur-breasted Bushshrike | Chlorophoneus sulfureopectus |
| 161 | Gray-headed Bushshrike | Malaconotus blanchoti |
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| 162 | Fork-tailed Drongo | Dicrurus adsimilis |
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| 163 | /Isabelline Shrike/ | Lanius isabellinus |
| 164 | Long-tailed Fiscal | Lanius cabanisi |
| 165 | Taita Fiscal | Lanius dorsalis |
| 166 | Northern Fiscal | Lanius humeralis |
| 167 | Woodchat Shrike | Lanius senator |
| 168 | White-rumped Shrike | Eurocephalus ruppelli |
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| 169 | Cape Crow | Corvus capensis |
| 170 | Pied Crow | Corvus albus |
| 171 | Fan-tailed Raven | Corvus rhipidurus |
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| 172 | Somali Tit | Melaniparus thruppi |
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| 173 | Mouse-colored Penduline-Tit | Anthoscopus musculus |
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| 174 | Chestnut-headed Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix signatus |
| 175 | Fischer's Sparrow-Lark | Eremopterix leucopareia |
| 176 | Pink-breasted Lark | Calendulauda poecilosterna |
| 177 | Fawn-colored Lark | Calendulauda africanoides |
| 178 | Singing Bushlark | Mirafra javanica |
| 179 | Williams's Lark | Mirafra williamsi |
| 180 | Red-winged Lark | Corypha hypermetra |
| 181 | Red-capped Lark | Calandrella cinerea |
| 182 | Somali Short-toed Lark | Alaudala somalica |
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| 183 | Northern Crombec | Sylvietta brachyura |
| 184 | Red-faced Crombec | Sylvietta whytii |
| 185 | Somali Crombec | Sylvietta isabellina |
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| 186 | Yellow-vented Eremomela | Eremomela flavicrissalis |
| 187 | Yellow-bellied Eremomela | Eremomela icteropygialis |
| 188 | Gray Wren-Warbler | Calamonastes simplex |
| 189 | Green-backed Camaroptera | Camaroptera brachyura |
| 190 | Yellow-breasted Apalis | Apalis flavida |
| 191 | Tawny-flanked Prinia | Prinia subflava |
| 192 | Pale Prinia | Prinia somalica |
| 193 | Red-fronted Warbler | Prinia rufifrons |
| 194 | Ashy Cisticola | Cisticola cinereolus |
| 195 | Stout Cisticola | Cisticola robustus |
| 196 | Tiny Cisticola | Cisticola nana |
| 197 | Desert Cisticola | Cisticola aridulus |
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| 198 | /Upcher's Warbler/ | Hippolais languida |
| 199 | |Olive-tree Warbler| | Hippolais olivetorum |
| 200 | /Basra Reed Warbler/ | Acrocephalus griseldis |
| 201 | Lesser Swamp Warbler | Acrocephalus gracilirostris |
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| 202 | Southern Crag-Martin | Ptyonoprogne fuligula |
| 203 | Ethiopian Swallow | Hirundo aethiopica |
| 204 | Wire-tailed Swallow | Hirundo smithii |
| 205 | /Western House-Martin/ | Delichon urbicum |
| 206 | Lesser Striped Swallow | Cecropis abyssinica |
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| 207 | Northern Brownbul | Phyllastrephus strepitans |
| 208 | Common Bulbul | Pycnonotus barbatus |
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| 209 | Banded Parisoma | Curruca boehmi |
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| 210 | Pale White-eye | Zosterops flavilateralis |
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| 211 | Rufous Chatterer | Argya rubiginosa |
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| 212 | Red-billed Oxpecker | Buphagus erythroryncha |
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| 213 | Wattled Starling | Creatophora cinerea |
| 214 | Violet-backed Starling | Cinnyricinclus leucogaster |
| 215 | Bristle-crowned Starling | Onychognathus salvadorii |
| 216 | Magpie Starling | Speculipastor bicolor |
| 217 | Black-bellied Starling | Notopholia corusca |
| 218 | Hildebrandt's Starling | Lamprotornis hildebrandti |
| 219 | Golden-breasted Starling | Lamprotornis regius |
| 220 | Superb Starling | Lamprotornis superbus |
| 221 | Fischer's Starling | Lamprotornis fischeri |
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| 222 | African Bare-eyed Thrush | Turdus tephronotus |
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| 223 | |Spotted Flycatcher| | Muscicapa striata |
| 224 | Gambaga Flycatcher | Muscicapa gambagae |
| 225 | African Gray Flycatcher | Bradornis microrhynchus |
| 226 | Pale Flycatcher | Agricola pallidus |
| 227 | Southern Black-Flycatcher | Melaenornis pammelaina |
| 228 | /Rufous-tailed Scrub-Robin/ | Cercotrichas galactotes |
| 229 | White-browed Scrub Robin | Cercotrichas leucophrys |
| 230 | White-browed Robin-Chat | Cossypha heuglini |
| 231 | Spotted Morning-Thrush | Cichladusa guttata |
| 232 | White-starred Robin | Pogonocichla stellata |
| 233 | /White-throated Robin/ | Irania gutturalis |
| 234 | /Rufous-tailed Rock-Thrush/ | Monticola saxatilis |
| 235 | African Stonechat | Saxicola torquatus |
| 236 | Northern Anteater-Chat | Myrmecocichla aethiops |
| 237 | /Northern Wheatear/ | Oenanthe oenanthe |
| 238 | /Isabelline Wheatear/ | Oenanthe isabellina |
| 239 | /Pied Wheatear/ | Oenanthe pleschanka |
| 240 | Brown-tailed Chat | Oenanthe scotocerca |
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| 241 | Eastern Violet-backed Sunbird | Anthreptes orientalis |
| 242 | Hunter's Sunbird | Chalcomitra hunteri |
| 243 | Bronze Sunbird | Nectarinia kilimensis |
| 244 | Eastern Double-collared Sunbird | Cinnyris mediocris |
| 245 | Gorgeous Sunbird | Cinnyris melanogastrus |
| 246 | Black-bellied Sunbird | Cinnyris nectarinioides |
| 247 | Purple-banded Sunbird | Cinnyris bifasciatus |
| 248 | Abyssinian Sunbird | Cinnyris habessinicus |
| 249 | Variable Sunbird | Cinnyris venustus |
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| 250 | Red-billed Buffalo-Weaver | Bubalornis niger |
| 251 | White-headed Buffalo-Weaver | Dinemellia dinemelli |
| 252 | Speckle-fronted Weaver | Sporopipes frontalis |
| 253 | White-browed Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser mahali |
| 254 | Donaldson Smith's Sparrow-Weaver | Plocepasser donaldsoni |
| 255 | Gray-capped Social-Weaver | Pseudonigrita arnaudi |
| 256 | Black-capped Social-Weaver | Pseudonigrita cabanisi |
| 257 | Red-headed Weaver | Anaplectes rubriceps |
| 258 | Little Weaver | Ploceus luteolus |
| 259 | Golden Palm Weaver | Ploceus bojeri |
| 260 | Lesser Masked-Weaver | Ploceus intermedius |
| 261 | Vitelline Masked-Weaver | Ploceus vitellinus |
| 262 | Speke's Weaver | Ploceus spekei |
| 263 | Black-headed Weaver | Ploceus melanocephalus |
| 264 | &Chestnut Weaverl | Ploceus rubiginosus |
| 265 | &Red-billed Queleal | Quelea quelea |
| 266 | &Fire-fronted Bishopl | Euplectes diadematus |
| 267 | Yellow Bishop | Euplectes capensis |
| 268 | White-winged Widowbird | Euplectes albonotatus |
| 269 | Long-tailed Widowbird | Euplectes progne |
| 270 | Jackson's Widowbird | Euplectes jacksoni |
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| 271 | African Silverbill | Euodice cantans |
| 272 | Gray-headed Nigrita | Nigrita canicapillus |
| 273 | Black-cheeked Waxbill | Brunhilda charmosyna |
| 274 | Crimson-rumped Waxbill | Estrilda rhodopyga |
| 275 | Quailfinch | Ortygospiza atricollis |
| 276 | &Cut-throatl | Amadina fasciata |
| 277 | Purple Grenadier | Granatina ianthinogaster |
| 278 | Gray-headed Silverbill | Odontospiza griseicapilla |
| 279 | Red-cheeked Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus bengalus |
| 280 | Blue-capped Cordonbleu | Uraeginthus cyanocephalus |
| 281 | Green-winged Pytilia | Pytilia melba |
| 282 | Orange-winged Pytilia | Pytilia afra |
| 283 | Red-billed Firefinch | Lagonosticta senegala |
| 284 | African Firefinch | Lagonosticta rubricata |
| 285 | Jameson's Firefinch | Lagonosticta rhodopareia |
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| 286 | Pin-tailed Whydah | Vidua macroura |
| 287 | Eastern Paradise-Whydah | Vidua paradisaea |
| 288 | Steel-blue Whydah | Vidua hypocherina |
| 289 | Straw-tailed Whydah | Vidua fischeri |
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| 290 | House Sparrow | Passer domesticus |
| 291 | Somali Sparrow | Passer castanopterus |
| 292 | Kenya Rufous Sparrow | Passer rufocinctus |
| 293 | Northern Gray-headed Sparrow | Passer griseus |
| 294 | Parrot-billed Sparrow | Passer gongonensis |
| 295 | Chestnut Sparrow | Passer eminibey |
| 296 | Yellow-spotted Bush Sparrow | Gymnornis pyrgita |
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| 297 | /Western Yellow Wagtail/ | Motacilla flava |
| 298 | African Pied Wagtail | Motacilla aguimp |
| 299 | Plain-backed Pipit | Anthus leucophrys |
| 300 | Golden Pipit | Tmetothylacus tenellus |
| 301 | Yellow-throated Longclaw | Macronyx croceus |
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| 302 | White-bellied Canary | Crithagra dorsostriatus |
| 303 | Brimstone Canary | Crithagra sulphuratus |
| 304 | Yellow-crowned Canary | Serinus flavivertex |
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| 305 | Golden-breasted Bunting | Emberiza flaviventris |
| 306 | Somali Bunting | Emberiza poliopleura |
*Nomenclature and taxonomic affinities are based on Clements 6th Edition published 2007 with updates through 2021 maintained by the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, which relies largely on the AOU and SACC nomenclature committees. IUCN status may reflect splits not currently recognized by Clements.
**Species not accepted by Clements, AOU, or SACC that we recognize based on the IOC, field observations along with geographical separation, consensus opinions of field guide authors, and other sources. These species are potential splits in future Clements updates.
OTHER LOCALES
PRESENCE CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| // | Boreal Visitor | 29 |
| \\ | Austral Visitor | 0 |
| || | Transient | 6 |
| ## | Non-breeding Dispersal | 0 |
| <> | Erratic/Irregular | 4 |
| () | Breeding Season Only | 1 |
| {} | Casual/Vagrant | 0 |
| [] | Accidental | 0 |
STATUS CODES
| Code | Description | ## |
| NT | Near Threatened | 5 |
| V | Vulnerable | 5 |
| EN | Endangered | 7 |
| CR | Critically Endangered | 4 |
Species counts in code tables depend on completeness of the data. For some countries or locales, data may not include all species or information on species presence may be incomplete.